Direct Pore Level Simulation of Heat Transfer in Open Cell Reticulated Porous Ceramics

The project involved in studying the fluid transport, heat and mass transport inside various ceramic porous inserts by Direct Pore Level Simulations (DPLS). The geometric grid data required for the simulations are reconstructed from the computer tomographic scan images of the real porous media. The simulation results are used to study the influence of the structural properties of porous media on the fluid flow, heat transfer and mass transfer.